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Workers
sort
bananas
for
export
on
Bananera
El
Esfuerzo
farm in
Siquirres,
at one
of the
few
farms in
Costa
Rica
that
exports
exclusively
to
Europe.
[Foto;
Juan
Carlos
Ulate] |
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Turtle power in Costa
Rica
Ostional is a four-mile
stretch of black-sand
beach in northwest Costa
Rica. You probably
haven’t heard of it –
not many people have –
but every year it plays
host to one of the most
dramatic, enormous,
mind-blowing,
jaw-dropping spectacles
in nature.
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Global Crossing
Completes Pacific Cable
Access
International IP
connectivity solutions
provider Global Crossing
has completed the
landing of its new fiber
optic submarine cable in
southwestern Costa
Rica's Puntarenas
province, Global
Crossing said in a
statement.
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Próspero
Fernández.. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
10 million. |
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Massage Parlours Are
Really Front For
Prostitution
There are more than 100
massage parlours, more
than half located in San
José, that provide
sexual services to
clients taking advantage
of lax municipal codes
and enforcements. Many
advertise in the local
newspapers and do little
to hide what they really
are offering.
Arias Denies Knowledge
Of Diverted Taiwanese
Funds
Costa Rican President
Oscar Arias has denied
any knowledge of a
us$1.5 million dollar
donation from Taiwan for
his country's poor,
which allegedly was
diverted for pet
projects elsewhere in
the government.
Back To School Tomorrow
As Mid Year School Break
Comes To An End
The 1.300 students of
the school, Escuela
Buenaventura Corrales or
better known as the
"metal school", will be
back to their classrooms
tomorrow as the
reinforcing of the steel
columns was completed on
time for the end of the
mid year school break.
Trucks Prohibited From
Circulating 2pm to 9pm
Today
The vehicular
restrictions of heavy
trucks on the roads
yesterday took many
truck drivers by
surprise and have to now
pay up the ¢5.000
colones fines issued by
the Policía de Tránsito.
Costa Rica Banana Hopes
Rest on European Market
Costa Rican farmhand
Elbert Perez cuts
bunches of unripe
bananas in the blazing
sun and prepares them
for their long journey
from the world's No. 2
banana exporter to the
European Union.
Tribunal Is On Coastal
Crusade in Costa Rica
When judges from Costa
Rica's Environmental
Tribunal emerged from
the rain forest
recently, they were
horrified.
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Elections and Strike
Looming in Panama
The efforts of the two
main opposition forces
to head an alliance in
the May 2009 elections
centered the focus of
the media in Panama,
engaged in the heat o
fan election campaign.
Nicaragua: Violations on
The Five Decried
US authorities continue
violating the rights of
the five anti-terrorist
Cuban fighters held in
US prisons, local Radio
Ya said on Saturday,
echoing denunciations
made by Elizabeth
Palmeiro, the wife of
Ramon Labanino, one of
the Cuban Five.
Colombia, Brazil Enter
Into Agreement On Joint
Border Defense
Colombia and Brazil
entered into an
agreement in Bogota on
Saturday that is
intended to help both
countries improve border
defense between them.
Car Accidents In Bolivia
Kill 19
At least 19 people have
been killed and more
than 16 injured in two
separate car accidents
in Bolivia, according to
information reaching
here from La Paz, the
country's administrative
capital.
Peru Declares State Of
Emergency Over Possible
Water Pollution
The Peruvian government
Saturday declared a
state of emergency in
the east of Lima after
signs showed that toxic
materials from a mine
might flew into the
city’s main source of
water.
POLITICS-ARGENTINA:
Cristina At A Crossroads
Following a major
parliamentary defeat,
the Argentine government
is pondering whether to
accept the reversal and
negotiate with farmers’
associations, or to
pursue its export tax
policy that these
organisations have
rejected. Experts say
this would put
government institutional
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B.C.C.R.
19 July 2008 |
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